I say it all the time, actually. Monday’s like a magic start day. “I’ll start training on Monday.” Or, “I’ll start my new short story on Monday.” And a lot of my favorite workout programs have their first day marked as Monday.

But then “Oh my God, it’s Monday,” rolls around and I can barely get myself up and off to work, let alone start a workout or diet or whatever.

So I’ve changed my start day. I found out that if I start something on Saturday, by the time Monday rolls around, I’ve been doing it for a couple of days and have some momentum built up. It’s easier for me to keep going.

Isn’t it Newton’s First Law of Motion that says, roughly, “An object in motion tends to stay in motion?”

And, my friends, I’m a pretty good sized object. So if I can just get myself started, momentum does a lot to carry me forward.

I’m positive it can do the same for you. So, don’t wait until Monday to start anything. Do it today (or on a Saturday). Get the ball rolling, so to speak, and you’ll be surprised at how easy it is to keep on rolling when “Oh God, it’s Monday,” comes around.

What are your favorite ways to get momentum going in your goals or projects? Share with us here or on the Writer’s Fitness Plan Facebook page! I’m always looking for new ideas.

Now to the good stuff — Menu Monday! You know what’s on my menu for breakfast every day, let’s check out the rest of my meals.

As usual, I’m sharing this week’s menu in an attempt to keep myself on the eating straight and narrow as well as maybe help others out there who have as tough a time as I do creating healthy menus.

I’ve tried to include the links to the recipes where I can or at least let you know which cookbooks I’ve gotten the recipes from. If there’s no link or page number, it’s because it’s one I’ve created or adapted over time myself. (And maybe I’ll post those recipes here too, at some point.)

Enjoy! And let me know if you’ve tried any of these yourself or feel free to share links to your favorite recipes in the comments below.

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I’ve started … today 🙂 TUESDAY! Yayy 🙂 lol. And my goal date is a date, not a week-day. May 17th 2014 … it just happens to be a Saturday (bummer, lol) but it’s mainly a date that speaks to me as it’s Norway’s national day and therefore the date I chose.

That’s awesome! I’m working on “20 pounds in 20 weeks” … I started this weekend and I can’t remember off the top of my head which day is my “end” day, though I do have it in my calendar! And I’ve learned something new; I had no idea Norway’s National Day was on May 17!

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